Hello! I’m writing this post a wee, wee bit tipsy after celebrating my birthday with my best friend out with friends- we’ve been celebrating our birthdays together for at least fifteen years, isn’t that crazy? The sad thing is, when we were in our teens in junior high and high school, we never even considered being past the age of 25. It was our “really old scary age” when everything in our lives was supposed to be settled. But now I think we’d give up a whole lot to be 25 again!
Gap dress
Gap Belt (similar here that I love!)
Chanel bag (similar here)
Hermes bracelet
Stuart Weitzman sandals
I bought this Gap dress a few weeks ago and after some intense shrinking in the washer and dryer, it fits me a little better (but still not perfectly). I can’t resist a striped dress though so I still kept it and I use it as a go-to for work. A lot of my favorite items are from the Gap – I never leave there with a big bag of items like I do with J.Crew, but the items that I have purchased from the Gap I’ve always kept for years and years.
Have a wonderful Friday!
such a classic look! i LOVE black and white stripes.
Love this classic look Katherine!
Have a fab weekend Hun xoxo
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Very chic! I honestly adore your style, and the bags! Oh the beautiful bags!
I think the dress looks wonderful on you, despite not fitting perfectly, though I do love a good slouchy tee dress! Happy belated birthday! I’m coming upto 25 next year & it’s also my scary age too, I thought I’d be totally settled by now & I am so far from it! The more I think about it though, the more I’m kinda glad I’m not, I don’t feel ready yet & I guess that’s ok!
OMG, are you an Aug 17 baby too?
No but almost!
Happy Birthday! I just had mine too, on the 15th. I like the dress and I totally hear you re thinking 25 was old back in the day. It makes me laugh now. I don’t think I’d go back to 25, actually, I am 40+ and feel I finally understand myself. That was not the case at 25! I hope you have a great weekend and many more birthdays. XO, Jill
Thanks Jill, that’s very kind of you to say and I have heard that 40+ is when all the real fun starts! Leos unite
Aww that’s really sweet! Celebrating your birthdays with your friend for so many years!
Happy Birthday by the way! You look amazing in this dress!
Happy Belated Birthday to you and your friend! I think the dress looks good on despite that it doesn’t fit that well.
gorgeous look! i love stripes
and happy belated birthday!
Happy belated birthday to the both of you! Hope you guys had fun. : )
great outfit!
Loving the outfit! Happy belated birthday Katherine.
I hope you had a wonderful birthday Kat! <3
Happy birthday, Kat! Seems like your birthday is just a week before mine. Funny that! Surely, you’re still in your 20s because you look so darn young.
Wow !! Love this outfit dear !! Sooo elegant and simple !!
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Leo girls are fab. (*ehem). I’ve been celebrating with my four best friends for the last 16 years too.
Happy Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Katherine! Thats a fun dress and glad you had a good time.
i think you look fantastic! happy birthday!
p.s. i remember celebrating sweet 16 birthdays with my best friends, and now we are venturing well into our 20s, it’s really crazy!
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Happy Birthday! The dress is wonderful on you; also loving the gray of the bag and in th bracelet!
Happy Birthday Katherine! I never thought you also born on the month of August .Wishing you good health and more happiness- and lastly more hermes bags along the way! lol!
Stripes looks good on you. Pretty dress.:)
You should tailor that dress so you could wear it more formally without a belt. A dress that simple normally costs me $10 to fix.
Yes I think I might.. Thanks Catherine!
First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
Don’t want it to sound like a compliment, but you actually look younger than 25!
Love your new dress! I’m so into stripes myself, lately! LOL
I actually like it that the dress is a bit loose. Looks more summer-y!
Aww thank you Eva! So sweet
I don’t blame you, Katherine. I really like the dress. I remember seeing it in store and thought the knit was very thick and heavy weight. Transitions very well to the fall. I think it looks great on you now. I didn’t try it on because on the rack the xs looked humongous. lol. Have a great weekend.
Katherine, your dress looks just lovely and perfect for the warmer months. Funny you mentioned J Crew, I have just discovered they deliver to Australia, which is quite dangerous and my first order has been placed. Your Chanel handbag is just stunning. Fifi x
Beautiful dress! And happy birthday!
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Happy birthday! I just found your blog and I love it!
Thank you Sascha!
Hope you had a great birthday!
I’m not sure I’d do 25 again. I mean, sure, being young is nice, but everything seemed SO DRAMATIC AND IMPORTANT then. Dealing with life now is so much easier!
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ooh, i saw this at gap the other day but didn’t pick it up because dresses like this usually are just shapeless and so unflattering on me. it really looks great on you though!
I did have to MASSIVELY shrink it – just a warning!